techmanual-client
API client, CLI, and MCP server for techmanual.ai — the technical manual index for AI agents.
Search and retrieve hardware documentation (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, DMMs, etc.) without the PDF babysitting.
Install
pip install techmanual-client
Quick Start
1. Get an API key
Visit techmanual.ai/setup to generate a free, read-only API key instantly (no account required).
2. Set environment variables
export TMAI_API_URL="https://api.techmanual.ai"
export TMAI_API_KEY="tmai_..."
3. Use with Claude Code (MCP)
Add to your ~/.claude.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"techmanual": {
"command": "techmanual-mcp",
"env": {
"TMAI_API_URL": "https://api.techmanual.ai",
"TMAI_API_KEY": "tmai_..."
}
}
}
}
4. Use the CLI
techmanual search "phase noise measurement" --model-number N9040B
techmanual list-manuals --manufacturer "Rohde & Schwarz"
techmanual get-page --document-id 42 --page 15
5. Use as a Python library
from techmanual_client import load_config, search
cfg = load_config()
results = search(cfg, query="bandwidth measurement", manufacturer="Keysight")
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search |
Hybrid FTS + vector search across all manuals. Filters: manufacturer, model_number, equipment_type, document_id. |
list_manuals |
Browse and filter the manual catalog. |
get_page |
Retrieve specific page(s) from a document by ID. |
Links
1 maintainer
Metadata
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